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The White House has been trying to crack down on patent trolls, and today its come out in support of a House bill that would begin to do just that. The bill, Representative Bob Goodlattes (R-VA) Innovation Act, has passed through the House Judiciary Committee and will be put up to a vote by the entire House of Representatives either this Wednesday or Thursday. Having seen strong, bipartisan support in the Judiciary Committee, the Innovation Act appears to have a shot at passing later this week. The Innovation Act aims to make it easier for businesses to fight back against patent trolls, which generally dont produce any products of their own and instead use patents to sue other companies. Under the act, the relevant patents, products, and demands would all have to be made more clear when a business initiates legal action.